He was born in 1833/34 (3 (27 in 1861), 4 (27 in 1861)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3).
In 1860, he was living in the 16th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was a druggist, and owned $100 in personal property (5). He was living with his presumed wife Maryann, and presumed daughter Catherine (5).
When he enlisted, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a light complexion, light eyes, and light hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 2 December 1861 (1, 3. 4). He enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by C L Zinn (3, 4). He was mustered in as a private in company H, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 4, 6).
He deserted in 1861 at Camp Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (presumably in December 1861) (1, 2, 3, 4). He was a private, in company H (6).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (HB Seddinger)
2 company H, register of deserters, #6 (H B Seddenger)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #84 (How [?] Kurk Seddenger)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 9 March 2005 (H B Seddinger)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 16th ward, microfilm series M653, film 1166, page 70 (H K Sedinger)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (H B Sedinger)
| line | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Dwelling number | 499 | ||
| Family number | 568 | ||
| Name | H K Sedinger | Maryann " | Catherine " |
| Age | 26 | 21 [?] | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | F |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Druggist | ||
| Value of real estate owned | |||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | ||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penn] | [illegible; starts with 'C'; looks like 'Connd'??] | Penna |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |